I really like the idea of the required "resto-partisan" colnflict reading list. I also like the idea that it only be inflicted upon new members, so as not to bring back horrible visions for those that survived the original ordeals. "I seen it! It were horrible! We barely escaped with our keyboards.....

No offense intended on the Lucite bit. (Well, not much at least.) Its just that we went through this same thread a while ago and it got a whole lot of noses out of joint. I did a frameoff job on a '46 TC a while back, and everything was done right. Steering was as close as modern technology could ma...

Perhaps the way to put this argument to rest would be ta have one "perfect" original TC, that everyone agrees is such, and encase it in a Lucite block for posterity. That would satisfy the Purists. Then we can take a "Perfect" Purist and encase him/her in another Lucite block next to the car. That w...

I nominate Skip for Grand Poo-Bah, due to his extreme sense of sense.
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Cheers....Andy B.
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In general, advance as much as you can get away with. When you start to get pinging under load, back off. It all depends on carb settings, cam profile and timing, cylinder head shape, etc. But the idea is to get the maximum cylinder pressure to give the most oomph on the power stroke. Just keep an e...